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The Irish standard., 1887-12-17
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TICKET OFFICES.

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The Irish standard., 1887-12-17
Northern Pacific Railroad
NEW OVERLAND ROUTE

Portland, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest
The "pioneer Line" between ST. Paul, Min
neapolis, Moorhead and Fargo, and the ONLY
line running Dining Cars and Pullman sleep
ers between those points.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-17
SLEAvlN & BRODERICK,
Wisconsin Central Line !,

The Palace. Sleeping and Parlo1 Car
Route to Chicago.
Departing rrains-F From l1nne'p'lis! st. PauA
The Irish standard., 1887-12-17

Saltwater trains run via White Bear
Sleeping cars on through night trains. Sc
cure belthe at Union depot or 1863 EAST Third
street. St: Paul, or 10 Nicollet house block,
Minneapolis. e. F. DODGE,
General Ticket Agent st. PAU.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
REDUCING THE SURPLUS.

The proposition by the president to re-
treasury by diminishing the duties on
many of t he necessaries of life is receiv-
ing general attention. Among the dis
cussions we have noted the following
which recently appeared in the San
Francisco Call, seems very consistent
with a sound policy on the question:
The necessaries of life which we inn
port are largely made up of tea, coffee.
sugar. cotton and woolen goods. Tea
and coffee are now admitted free. Sugar
produces a revenue of about $50. .0C0. 600
a year and considerable revenue is de-
rived from tariff tax on cotton and
WOODEN goods. The processes of extract
ing sugar from roots have been SO much
improved that it is believed that at pres
ent prices domestic sugar viii soon sup
ply the market. The industry Is capable
of indefinite expansion. II one beet
sugar manufactory can be made prOtita
bic thousand can. The area of ter
ritory which may be devoted to this
product is practically unlimited. Mr..
CLAUS Spreckels has said that California
might in a few years supply the whole
United States. Almost every state in
the union may grow sugar beets. if ex-
perimentS now DelnS made show that
enough sugar can be extracted from n
given quantity of beets to coTer all cost
at present prices. To lrEerfera with this
industry now would be a very serious
mistake Ii would be better 10 take the
revenue derived from sugar and put
some Of our harbo-s IN condition Ia
repel. or ar least resist, any warship now
afoat. There has been much talk about
the hardship of tax on wOolen clothes
Ii IS urged that If this tax We're taken OFF
the wage-worker would get their cloth
ing at about forty per cent. less than
present cost. Possibly they would. But
how would wage-workers Ike 10 have
their clothes and their wages reduced by
40 per cent. each: Ho'y much would
they make bv the change: We viii sup
pose a man earns sS4n a wear and spends
$50 in clothes for himself and family.
VIII he profit by reducing his biil FOR
clothes bv 500 If $500 came of his
wages. II X said. also. that If the farmer
could buy his tools from foreign
manufacturers without having To ,e4y' q
tax 10 import them. he would save con
siderable money. The rule Of reasoning
which applies to the - per cent the
wagt.-worker nav save III clothes At the
expense of 50 per cent of his wages. APP
f,lies also To thF. farmer and has foreign
made tools. IL iron in all forms = let IN
withoa. duty. our iron manufacturer
will order a general reduction Of wage To-
retain a share Of the business a gen
eral REDUCTION Of wages viii affect the
ahiiitv of the wsge-woEkers TO buy the
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
HISTORICAL REL,ICS.
TOpeka CAPITAL.

iOpeka capital
Major James B. Abbott, of De Sofa,
has again given the State Historical
Society number of interesting relics
The first is an English musket. relic
of the Price raid and of the battle OF
Westport. Missouri, which was fought
on the 24th day of October, 1864. The
musket was picked up on the battle
field a day or two after the battle, by
Col Alexander S. Johnson now OF
Topeka. He found it by the body OF
dead confederate soldier, who had been
killed in the battle. Apparently ball
had struck the barrel OF the gun while
in the hands OF the soldier, and glanclng,
had killed him. The situation of the
body of the man and his wound, with
the gun. its barrel bent. lying by his
side on the ground indicated this.
Colonel johnson found two such mus
kets, and gave this one to Major Abbott,
The second relic in this gift is Major
Abbott's private sword, which he carried
during his service in the free state
troubles in the Kansas territorial period,
and during the Price raid Major Alb
bott, as is well known to all old settlers.
was one of the most active, brave and
vigilant among the free state men IN the
struggle for freedom in Kansas. lie
was a leader in the Branson rescue, he
commanded at the defense of Lawrence
against the 2.700 Missourians who threat
ened its destruction in September, 1896,
he was active with Montgomery IN
southeastern Kansas in 1888 and led the
party which rescued DIR. John DOy from
St. Joseph, Missouri Jail. In 1850 he Wis
tied the eastern states and procured,
through the gift of Amos Lawrence,
Horace Greeley, William Cullen Bry-
ant and others, the mountain
howitzer now in the possession OF
the State Historical society also
over hundred Sharp's rifles besides
other arms. In the Price raid, being
agent of the Shawnee tribe of Indians, at
the request of General Curtis. he brought
into service on the Missouri border every
ablebodied man, save one, Of the tribe,
and commanded them at the battle OF
WestpOrt and until Price was driven
from the Kansas border and the Kansas
militia were discharged. The sword
given the historical society was procured
by him of the manufacturer at Cabot
vile, Connecticut, III 1853. at the time
he procured the other arms for Kansas
here mentioned.
Major Abbott also gives the society
copies of two famous Old school books,
Caleb Bingham's Columbian Oratar
printed at Boston. May II, 1891 and
Noah Webster's Elementary Spelling
Book. 1851.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

products of the farm. Everything Will be
cheapened, form products as well as
manufactured goods. The farmer will,
in the end. lose at least four times as
though the loss or impairment of the
home market for his products as he will
save by buying machinery abroad. The
United States is admitted TO be the most
prosperous large nation in the world. 1t
has become SO under system OF taxa
ton which enables us TO obtain the bulk
of the revenue needed for the federal
government from the products OF for
eign nations. The tax of these
foreign products serves TO enable the
home manufacturer to supply the
home market. The wage-worker gets
portion of this benefit and the capitalist
a portion. Assuming that the govern
ment collects $500, ,0e0. 900 year from
imports into the United States, the
products so imported must sell for SaOo,-
0OO. 900 less than the same amount and
quality of products of home growth and
manufacture. This large sum, as we
have said, is divided between capital and
labor. Ii labor does not get Its full
share, the remedy is not TO cut Oil the
whole. Let us preserve our advantage,
and labor among ourselves to secure
more equitrble adjustment OF proftS.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
The Prohibition Decision.

Ciol1c-DeunCcrstt.
It is impossible for Senator Vest 10 soc
anything but politics in tbs motive OF
inspiration even of supreme court de-
ciSion. Hence we are not surprised to
hear that he calls attention to the fact
that the seven judges who concurred in
the opinion sustaining the validity of the
Kansas prohibition law are Republicans.
1t never occurs 70 him that hc was en-
ployed in the case not because he II a
LAWYER. but because ne is a Democrat
and a senator. If the Kansas liquor
dealers wanted 500 worth Of law they
would have applied elsewhere: bat they
wanted 500 worth of Democratic seria-
tor. and they went to Vest. We refer to
this little circumstance simply to show
that politics had something 10 do with
Mir. Vests side 0f the ease also.
The United States supreme court SIM
plv af4irIls what q half dozen state sgI-
prene courts have afiirfnel-tl1e right OF
q state. IN the exercise Of It's police
power. % prohibit the manufacture ard
sale of Intoxicating liquors within its
borders. ooisziy endowed with com
mon sense expected any other decision.
II Il infinitely more logical and nlore
reasonable than the attitude into which
Mr. Vest AMI las ignorza; associate have
driven the Democratic Issrty Of this state,
which Is that q state legislature has No
right 10 enact prohibition for state. tat
that county has night to enact prohl-
bsfion for county. for % fhaz latter
complexion local option comes The
Democrats 6. Missouri hare desnag0gue1
themselves info this Tsssitssss on fhe
liosaor question. and We challenge the
history of American politics Ia O<as L
for uAtenable stupidity.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
NOW DRY Up, oRTREAT Us FAIRLY.

The Commonwealth quotes the Hutch
inson News on Wichita's valuation and
taxation. The News simply made pre-
sumptative. detrimental declaration un-
supported by facts or sense. The EAGLE
upon the other hand gave the official fig
ures. Now, if the Commonwealth Is
not already convinced that it quoted a
sneaking lie we stand ready to prove
that Wichita property was assessed and
returned at much lower value than Ell
ther by Topeka or Hutchinson and lower
than by anv city in the state OF Kansas.
The basis shall be the price for which
the property in each town was sold the
last time, or the actual rental value Of
the property, in each instance, as the
Commonwealth may choose.
The EAGL E talked sense and gave facts,
the facts consisting of official figures;
nor buster nor falsehood, whether quot
ed or original can down either us or the
facts. We reassert that Sedgwick coun-
ty, including the city of Wichita, were
assessed or listed for the current year,
at lower'rate of valuation than any
other prominent county in the state and
that our total taxes on such low valua-
ton are less bv one-half than any other
city or first-class county in the state OF
Kansas. And there is no other way OF
honorably or successfully meeting this
assertion, based as it is upon sworn re-
turns. except to meet it by official fig
ures. The EAGLE is not the style of
journal which can be downed by mis-
representation or siIenced by buster.
One word more: For years we have
had the lowest taxes of any city in the
state. which fact we have stated straight
along. Never until Sunday last did we
institute comparison, but contented
ourselves by speaking of our own city.
The table in that instance would not
have been published had not prominent
citizens and interests in the principal
cities named gone out of their way to
misrepresent Wichita within ten days of
that publication. The victor can afford
to be magnanimous, but if in this matter
MISREPRESENTATION does not cease we will
republish in far greater detail the tax
facts alluded to and see that through our
board of trade copy reaches every con-
siderable loaning syndicate, railroad gen
eral office, and prominent banking inSti-
tuition in New York and the New Eng
land states. the correctness of the whole
certified by such officials, as will clinch
their authenticity; and it may be called
spite or we care not what.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
--------------------
A TEST TAX CASE.

Two or three years ago the Texas leg
is!ature passed an act imposing an annual
occupation tax upon all drummers. Rob
ert Stockton, drummer from Kansas
City. was arrested at Tyler, Tex, early
in November for failure to exhibit to a
constable receipt showing that he had
paid to the state comptroller the annual
tax imposed upon drummers. Instead
of quietly yielding and paying up, Stock
ton contested the case, and the Travellers
Protective Association took hold OF his
case, employed able counsel and carried
it through successfully. The
point maintained was that
the arrest of Stockton for soliciting or
ders by sample without having paid a
license fee was unconstitutional, and
Judge Sabin, of the United States court
for the eastern district of Texas, has
held that the point was well known.
The law plainly contemplated a tax
upon interstate commerce. The drum
mer does not carry with him the goods
which he sells. He sells by sample and
takes orders which he forwards to his
firm to be filed, and Judge Sabin holds
that it is unconstitutional. to impose Il
tax upon business thus conducted. II e
grounds his decision on the principle of
no taxation without representation,
and asks: ''What representa-
ton has the citizen of one state in the
laws of another affecting his commerce
therein? Practically none. II state can
make tax at all upon interstate COM
merce. it can 90 almost anything in that
line" Judge Sabin declares that the
Texas law is bitterly void 80 far as it
affects the commerce OF citizens of other
states. having no goods herein but selling
herein by samples.
1t is stated that there are over eleven
hundred drummers from the large cities
OF other states travelling in Texas, who
will be relieved from the payment of the
tax hitherto imposed, unless Judge
Sabin's decision should he reversed by the
United States supreme court. The case
is all the more important in view of the
reimbursement of taxes paid. which will
doubtless be demanded, if the decision is
sustained.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

To our mind the most objectionable
feature in Senator Farwelrs proposed
measure for perpetuating the national
banking system is that in relation the
use Of railroad bonds rs a basis of circu-
lation, not 50 much on account of habil-
ity to less by the government. for the
fifty per cent. rebate would seem to be
ample 70 prevent that, but because Of
the liability of the government becoming
owner OF such roads as matter of self
defense through failure of the roads to
pay principal or interest of their bonds
when due. Such contingency may be
remote, but the PropoSiSion if adopted
would be step in the direction of gov
ernmental control of all the railroads of
the country. We are aware that there
are some who favor and openly advocate
such policy without reference 10 Sena-
tor Farweli's scheme, but il strikes us
that the governments experience in the
matter of railroad supervision is enough
To deter it from entering into an ar
rangement that cannot fail 70 complicate
matters. As to the employment of state
and municipal bonds as a substitute for
government; bonds. which must soon
disappear, there is less objection. and of
these there viii 6c no lack either in vol
ume or validity.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The London correspondent of the New
York Times cables that paper that:
Europe talks about the two presidents
today and of very little else. 1t has
never before seen half so full an abstract
of the presidential message wired over
the same day As appeared in the after
noon papers today. 1t came too late for
much comment in the press, but politi-
Clans and merchants seem somewhat
blue over the apparent prospect of
American tariff reduction. Word has
been passed around during the past two
years, that American free trade. so far
from opening new markets for England.
would most likely put her to desperate
lighting te hold the markets she has got.
Two years ago such Il message as Mr.
Cleveland's would have been received
with great satisfaction: now it rather
frightens Englishmen as opening up
something new, untried and unpromis-
ing in the future
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
Tell II Not IN Gath.

Globe-Dc1rocTat.
We are assured by the police judge of
Topeka. Kan. that 1.-The crime Of. drunk
enuess has been reduced to a minimum
in that thriving and exemplary city; and
in order, we presume, to show what
minimum" implies in a prohibition
state. he goes on 10 say that ''one ex-
pressmau delivered sixty-four different
packages of whiskey on a single trip the
evening before Thanksgiving.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The presidents reference in his mes
sage to congress TO the wool interest of
the country served TO bring the repre-
sentativeS Of that interest, who happened
to he i'll Washington at the time the
message was made public, promptly to
their feet with a vigorous protest against
his recommendations. The reference
they make to the position and pledges of
the Democratic party to that interest
must serve as a very unpleasant re-
minder; but previous positions and
pledges on any question are of little CON
Germ to that following when they come
in the way of present eXpediencv.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

Secretary Lamar nodestly lays claim
to the credit for restoring large bodies of
land hitherto held by railroads. His re-
cent decision, however, over-rullng the
late Mr.. Sparks acts in that respect
would seem to entitle the latter gentle
man to a share. at hast. of the notoriety.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The universally criticised and often
abused mother-in-law experienced brief
surcease from such infliction by the tenn
porary interposition of the officious SON
in-law. The former may get in her work
in domestic relations. but it takes the
latter TO retire president. But for such
a relation II. Grevy would still be presi-
dent of the French republic,
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
BONDS DELIVERED.

The Ksnsas Midland railway having in
spirit and letter, complied with all the
provisions embodied in the propositions
extending aid by the City of Wichita,
and by Kechi, Valley Center and Eagle
townships, the bonds of each of the mu-
inequalities were delivered yesterday.
President VIM. G. Dacey, who has been
personally ON the grounds, expresses
himself not only satisfied but highly
gratified with the prompt and business
like manner of the delivery of the bonds
as soon as earned.
The Midland must eventually and in
evitably play an important part in the
commercial interests of this city.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

Whatever of encouragement the anti
prohibitionists in this state may have ex-
perienced i'll the recent success obtained
by their friends in Texas, Tennessee and
Georgia, the decision Of the United
States supreme court in the Kansas case
casts blight and mildew upon their
hopes for the future here. So be it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The Creek Indians desire TO sell all of
their lands lying east of the Arkansas
river and it is thought the Cherokee
council, now in session at Tahlequah,
will take some steps toward its purchase.
1t is said that no better body of unim-
proved land can be found in the country.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

Perhaps the crank was right, after all,
in saying a prophet is not without honor
save in his own country.-Atchison Cham
pion.
The term crank was not in use at the
time, but similar opprobious expressions
in reference to the originator of the
quotation used above were in common
use when He was among men, though in
this age Of enlightenment, not to say
Christianity, such epithets are SO rare as
TO arrest attention when INDUCED in.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
Gauzy, to Say the Least.

Newton KeDu bItdIl.
The wool-grower and woolen manu-
facturer seem to be the peculiar object
OF the president 5 hostility. Perhaps this
is because this is cotton rather than a
wooden administration.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The trouble ex-Commissioner Sparks
caused the interior department did not
end with his removal from Office. His
acts while in Office will continue to
harrass that department indefinitely,
calling for reversalS.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

Fred Grants brother, who was in San
Francisco just after the New York cleo
ton and being asked why Fred was not
elected he replied: Because he did not
get votes enough" Something OF
Grantism, this.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
Not an Unrnixcd Evil.

Topeka Commonwealth.
The message of Grover Cleveland
takes the states of New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut out OF the list of
doubtful states. They can now be
placed in the Republican list of certain
states.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

In the game of politics trumps ought
to be brains and integrity. As played
bv the Cleveland crowd, however, such
trlImps are discarded; they play game
of bluff altogether
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

j. {. Smith, manager of the Canon
City Coal company, was in the city yes
terday. Mr. Smith says the company is
doing all they can to alleviate the coal
famine. The company are sinking three
more shafts in the hope of obtaining
a sufficient supply. The capacity of the
mines at present is 215 cars per day. but
to supply the demand 400 cars would be
required. The eastern limit to which
Canon City coal can be shipped az pres
cnt is Ellingwood. The capacity of the
mines is forty per cent above Last year,
but over 1900 miles of railroad have
been added to the territory which they
are TO supply. Every possible means
will he taken to keep the supply suffi-
cient to prevent distress. S.-Garden City
Sentinel
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
RANDOM SHOTS.
A Promising Second.

Lawrence Journal.
One every twenty minutes. st. Louis
is a promising second to Chicago in the
matter of quick divorces. Within eight
hours. recently, the circuit court of that
granted twenty-four DEGREES of divorce.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The report of the second victory of the
-prohibitionists in Atlanta in the
election of their entire ticket makes no
mention of the election of any colored
man to office as per agreement in the
recent contest on the prohibition ques-
ton direct. However, that was an after
consideration; the object i'll the first in
stance having been accomplished the
white ants no doubt felt absoived from
any pledges they may have made to
bring il about.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

1t is impossible 10 determine how
much the people themselves are to blame
FOR the fact that -. a25 letters, contain
ing S7.644, 4S6 of negotiable paper. found
their way to the dead letter office during
the last year; but there are good grounds
for the conclusion that with q postal
service as notorioUsly Inefficient as ours
has become under the present admin
istration. the fault lies mainly with the
careless and blundering officials and en-
ployes VINO have the handling of the
mails
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

The large increase in the governments
expenses for the next fiscal year, as
shown by the estimates made up by the
clerk of the house, will greatly lessen the
accumulation of surplus revenue in the
treasury. and unless the visionary Dem
ocratic theorists are watched and kept i'll
check they are liable to go to the other
extreme in the matter of revenue prun-
inc
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09
Can't swallow the Buffalo.

Edorado Republican.
The story that the beavers are cutting
down the stray cottoGwoods along the
Arkansas river adjoining Wichita and
and that an occasional buffalo is found
roaming around on some OF the addi-
tons of that city is denied. We can be-
lieve the blanket Indian story, but can
hardly swallow the buffalo and beaver
warn
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-09

Wichita having had her hanging, her
Railway mystery and her gas pipe bomb,
should now reach out after one OF the ma
tional conventions Of course she couldn't t
get it. but it would not hurt anything to
reach, and it is quite a metropolitan thing
to do. We throw this out merely as a
friendly pointer.-Emporia Republican.
Wichita never reaches out for any
thing that she knows she can't get. Be-
sides, conventions lack staying qualities
and are utterly void of lasting results.